Ritual / System
Created by MASARY

2021 - Ongoing

Ritual / System is an immersive performance research project which explores relationships between frequencies of sound, light, rhythm and space. This performance strives to reorient the audience in perspective and perception through spatial audio and immersive visual presentation.

The performance instruments are interconnected through sound analysis systems, enabling each medium to have direct communication with one another, allowing for both hyper-synchronized motifs and procedural expressions based on the choices of the performers.

The work explores the most simple elements of sound (vibrations) in space, often moving, and ultimately compiling, stacking and coalescing towards recognizable harmonic relationships and rhythmical patterns. The work goes on to interrogate the placement and management of syncopation across various frequency centers. As this process unfolds, the sonic reference elements (*regular period / metronomic features) also travel to various frequency centers in the audible spectrum. This active exploration of syncopation and reference frequency is at the core of the project.

Presented at :
WBUR City Space 2022
WaveForms Museum of Science, Boston 2023
Babson College Glavin Chapel 2024
WaveForms Studio 101 Blackbox Stage 2024

Photos by Aram Boghosian & Misha Barshteyn